The Arizona champion., 1887-08-27
WEEKLY CHAMPION
SATURDAY, AUGUST a7, 1887.
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.

The losses by fire in the United States and Canada during July am. ounted to SI4, 1000, ,ooo double the average less for the last twelve years.
 The San Francisco Ala has shamed the people of New York by opening up subscription to complete the un- finished monument to General Grant.
 Harvey the defaulting department clerk at Washington is now caning chairs in Albany, where a negro named West, formerly in the Interior Department, also convict, is Harvey's boss.
 John NJ. Clay the last surviving son of Henry Clay died last week.
 San Francisco's export of bread stuffs were second in amount to New York during last year.
 Water has been selling at one dollar a barrel in Bloomington Illinois on account of the drought.
 Old Colorow and his murdering Utes should be rounded up and sent to the Dry Tortugas.
 J. C. Flood the Californian mill. ionare is dangerously ill.
 Jake. Sla pc the boodler is re- ported to be dying.
 There is to be medical congress at Washington which it is expected five thousand doctors will attend. Here's chance for doctors to disagree.
 Professor Fowler the noted phren- ologist and lecturer, died last week at his residence near Sharon Conn.,. He was born in Stuben county NY. in 1868 and was therefore in his Both year. Prof. Fowler had been before the public for more than half a cen tury as a public lecturer and was one of the best known men in the United States as there is scarcely town on the continent he has not visited.
 One of the Inman line of steam. CTS was destroyed at sea last week by fire, fortunately only thirteen lives were lost.
 The coroners jury in the Chats worth railway accident returned a verdict generating the railway con- pany, bnt Timothy Coughlin the sec ton foreman has been arrested for neglect of duty for not properly ex- amining the track.
 New York Prohibitionists claim that they will poll so,ooo votes at the next election.
 Henry George has been nominated for secretary of state by the Syracuse Convention.
 Roselle, the husband of Mrs. Ros ellie of Los Angeles has been convic- ted by the jury as an accessory to her crime, but in her case the jury dr., agreed.
 They don't have much considera ton for false prophets in Mexico, ,rece ntly a man named Zaniga living in the Cty of Mexico predicted an cath quake to take place on August the 10th. The day came but the earth quake didn't and the false prophet was arrested and put in jail. Mexico | would t'e a good place tor Wiggins to emigrate to. Frank Martin, a young man al Moberly Mo remarked to a friend the other day that he would meet him in hell and immediately toppled over and died. The Salvation army m Missouri are improving the occa- slon and all profane young men are s, ared.
 The liabilities of Ives and Co., the Wall St broker who failed last week, will loot up nearly Sac, 900, ,ooo.
 With the rr sert prospect of low IaIway fares, St. Louis will be inun. Gatsd with people curing the Grand Army Encampment.
 The Utes are raising great rum us m Colorado and some of the Na,ajoes se' m ts have joined them.
 EnperOi William of Germany is r,lUIttd as seriously sick. l
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